A Jamestown man has pleaded guilty to his role in a drug conspiracy.

U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced Thursday that Tyler Tedesco entered his plea before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara to conspiring to possess with intent to distribute, and distributing, 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, which carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, a maximum of life, and a $10,000,000 fine.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Joshua A. Violanti and Misha Coulson, who are handling the case, stated that Tedesco was a drug trafficking associate of co-defendant Rocco Beardsley, who led a drug trafficking organization in the Jamestown area.

Tedesco sold large amounts of methamphetamine, heroin, and fentanyl for profit, collected drug money, stored drugs and profits, and coordinated with co-conspirators to sell methamphetamine and heroin. During the conspiracy, Tedesco and Beardsley used Facebook to communicate about their narcotics activities including debts, cash and drug transactions, supplies, and paraphernalia.

Charges remain pending against Beardsley. The fact that a defendant has been charged with a crime is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

The plea is the result of an investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration, under the direction of Acting Special Agent-in-Charge Keith Kruskall, and the Jamestown Police Department, under the direction of Chief Timothy Jackson.